There are a plethora of wellness benefits when you travel with your siblings.
Kayla Hui
My two sisters and I are like three peas in a pod.
We grew up in Chicago, spent all of our downtime together, and attended the same university.
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You could say that we were inseparable.
And I soon discovered that there were a plethora of wellness benefits to traveling with your siblings.
So, for our first trip, we jetted off toSan Juan, Puerto Ricoon New Year’s Eve.
Kayla Hui
Unlike some nightmarish holiday airport stories, our flight was hassle-free.
When the clock struck midnight, the pilot shouted through the intercom, Happy New Year.
My sisters and I watched fireworks explode in the air, and our fellow passengers cheered and clapped.
Kayla Hui
We are social beings with the capacity for great empathy.
I also experienced mental health benefits when traveling with my sisters.
Whenever we sat down for drinks or meals, wed share our struggles, goals, and dreams.
A huge protective factor for mental health is having supportive family or peer relationships, said Wu.
Another benefit of traveling with siblings is that it can help bolster resilience in our relationships.
This forces us to have to face and work through the conflict with each other.
Now, we joke about it.
Thats why I keep booking that yearly trip over and over again.
